iopq·2 年前·議論For example, payday loans are explicit in saying they will charge you a percentage of your payday for a 14 day loan. But if you do the math, it's about 1000% interest annuallyIt's not a crime either, but it's predatory
iopq·2 年前·議論for people with credit over 800 the default rate must be extremely lowotherwise I wouldn't have this credit rating and the bank wouldn't trust me with over $100,000 credit limit combined over all of my credit cardsthe reason I agree to this rate is because I never pay it, I loan from my broker instead where I pay like a few bips over LIBOR
iopq·2 年前·議論They are smart enough to make all their grifts "fees" and "interest rates"For example, charging 17% on a credit card bill when the interest rate is 5.25%and that's on excellent credit like mine where I haven't missed a payment in almost 20 years
iopq·3 年前·議論They're not going to show you jerking off to the most immersive porn ever in their adBut that's what majority of people would actually buy VR headsets would do
It's not a crime either, but it's predatory